Tires Question

[cesa210]

My question is simple, Do tire settings affect driving?

What i mean is that giving the same car, lets say a Charger, do different kinds of tire/rim combinations affect the way it behaves on the asphalt or is just all the same no matter what.

Like for example have a set of wheels for Drag racing and other for Track.

I am curious about how wheels affect driving and since the developers allow for custom race tracks i would love to tune each car i have for maxmum performance in different situations.

[m3c0]

A couple of months ago using different tires was pretty useless. Because it was just a visual thingy, all tires worked the same as the default tires for a given car. We had to manually edit the configs of the cars to make tires work. Many people were complaining about it and devs fixed it.

Now there is a big difference, different tires really matter. On the drag track you just cant drive in a straight line with stock tires. Best combo is dominator slicks for the rear and the expensive racing tires for the front in case of a RWD car.

If you want to use the same setup on the other track you will suffer a bit, because making sharp turns will be more difficult, you have to brake early on. If you put 4 slicks on the car it will be able to drift a bit and turning will be easier.

Wheel size affects the performance of the car too, you can gain a couple of km/h more top speed or a bit faster acceleration and lower top speed accordingly.

If the handling is more important for you then you should go for an AWD car, like the Mayen M3 4x4 for example. AWD cars perform best on the track.

But keep in mind - this game is a MECHANIC simulator, not a racing simulator. Dont expect too much. Handling of a 1000 HP car can be difficult even with slicks and racing tires.